MCDONALD'S

On health score, MCDONALD'S outranks most of St. Lucie County — among the cleanest kitchens in St. Lucie County, holding an A (100/100).

Its most recent inspection on November 19, 2025 came back clean. Diners give it 3.3 across 1,285 reviews.

A · 100/100 · among the cleanest kitchens in St. Lucie County

Get directions Call (772) 879-1891

Restaurant details

Health grade
A (100/100)
Violations
None recorded
Address
5435 NW ST JAMES DR, Port St Lucie, FL
Cuisine
Other
Categories
Fast food restaurant, Breakfast restaurant, Coffee shop, Hamburger restaurant, Restaurant, Sandwich shop
Price
$10–20
Rating
3.3 stars (1285 reviews)
Seats
56
Phone
(772) 879-1891
Website
Official website
Photo of MCDONALD'S
Photo: McDonald's

Community Rating

Reviews via Google
3.3 Community-sourced rating 1,285 reviews
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What diners say — our read

The kitchen grades better than the reviews do. Opinion on service is split — those reviews land at 3.5 on average. After that, pacing appears most often — 22% of the corpus, averaging 2.4.

The split is 11 positive to 10 negative across 23 rated reviews, with 2 in the middle. If you had to pick one number to represent this corpus it would be 5, the most frequently given rating (10 reviews). A third strand, freshness, appears in 17% of them at 3.8 stars.

The health record runs ahead of the reviews. The last DBPR inspection returned an A (100/100) and no violations cited. DBPR last walked in on November 19, 2025. That puts it ahead of 100% of graded kitchens in St. Lucie County. Nothing was written up at that inspection at all.

Worth separating: the complaints above cluster on speed of service, not on the kitchen, which inspected well. Everything above is computed from the 23 reviews reproduced below.

Our own analysis of 23 reviews for this restaurant, set against its Florida DBPR inspection record. How we calculate grades →

  • June 22, 2026

    Cannot be considered fast food, consistently slow service taking 15+ minutes for the drive through. The employees are often friendly.

  • June 19, 2026

    The customer service representative was friendly. I loved my milk shake. My husband enjoyed his meal 😋

  • June 11, 2026

    If I could leave zero stars I would. There was an older woman who gave the worst attitude saying that McDonald’s didn’t serve the cheeseburger meal then when I explained it more and tried to show her the screen she just said that now the store didn’t have it. Then proceeded to finally find it and said I didn’t tell her that it was what I wanted. Left and taking my business to a completely other chain.

  • June 10, 2026

    This is by far the best McDonald's in the nation. The employees are phenomenal. My orders are always correct and food tastes as it should! I come here for breakfast a lot & the drive thru ladies are super friendly & helpful. Other stores should take note of this one!

  • June 10, 2026

    Average

  • June 7, 2026

    The sprite berry blast has to stay it's my favorite drink I go sometimes just for the sprite berry blast.

  • June 4, 2026

    Everything came out super hot and fresh. I would stop by this one for a quick bite again.

  • May 29, 2026

    Don’t normally get fast food but had a craving. Unfortunately the Burgers were like freeze dried cardboard. Soda was flat and on its side. Buns were stale and tasteless. And they forgot the fries with the meal. Never again. Fast food has gone completely downhill today.

  • May 26, 2026

    Slowest service and orders are always wrong. 😑 Takes 30+ mins in mine every time I’m there - indicates poor management

  • May 22, 2026

    I never thought I’d leave a review for a McDonald’s, but the young man taking orders at the window on 05/21/26 at 9 pm is just so pleasant and polite, I had to! Very good at his job, he’ll go far in life :)

  • May 11, 2026

    hair in fries🤢

  • April 25, 2026

    They got our order wrong. Had to go back thru drive-thru. Check your food if it's special order.

  • April 9, 2026

    This McDonald's has really upped it's game over the last few years. Definitely worth a delicious visit.

  • April 6, 2026

    This McDonald is a mess I order a #4 Deluxe on the drive through and when I got home they gave me a Big Mac, I don’t understand why corporate doesn’t take the store back.

  • March 31, 2026

    Zero interpersonal skills. And if you're standing at the counter because you just need to catch someone's attention for a half a second to ask for ketchup or napkins, they will completely ignore you like you're not even there. And when they speak to you, they are so mousy, you can't even hear them. And check your bag, because it's frequently missing part of your order, like the fries I was supposed to get with an app exclusive deal. It's the same every time I'm in here! This is clearly a management problem, more than a staff problem. These young employees have never been taught basic customer service. Management is failing them AND their customers.

  • March 27, 2026

    You wait and wait and wait.Waste of tine for greasy food they serve

  • March 23, 2026

    It's McDonald's. Fast food that's horrible for you and I try not to eat too much of it but every once in a while it hits the spot

  • March 20, 2026

    They have messed up my order twice in a row now, 1245 No one is at the register or working the drive though 7:45am 3/21

  • March 4, 2026

    Food was made fresh

  • February 21, 2026

    This mcdonald always have new employees.What is the problem no good pay?mcdonald is removing my reward point that is not fair with out using it.

  • February 16, 2026

    I pass 3 McDonald's to go to this one. Food is always fresh. People are very polite

  • February 15, 2026

    Great crew spirit. Friendly too.

  • February 14, 2026

    Love customer service

Overall Score

59 / 100

  • Health inspection grade 40/40
    Grade A
  • Dietary transparency 0/20
    None listed
  • Community rating 13/20
    3.3★ average
  • Hidden-gem status 0/10
    Not flagged
  • Track record 6/10
    Stable, 50% clean

Composite score from health grade, dietary options, ratings, and inspection record — distinct from the state-derived health grade.

Opening hours

Monday
Open 24 hours
Tuesday
Open 24 hours
Wednesday
Open 24 hours
Thursday
Open 24 hours
Friday
Open 24 hours
Saturday
Open 24 hours
Sunday
Open 24 hours

Inspection history

The following records are from Florida DBPR public inspection records, most recent first.

  1. November 19, 2025 · Routine - Food

    Call Back - Complied

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic

    No violations cited.

  2. November 4, 2025 · Routine - Food

    Warning Issued

    0 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 0 basic

    • 31 — Handwash sinks accessible; handwashing supplies & sign provided (×2)

This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →

Data last updated: November 19, 2025